60%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
41%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
44.8
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
14%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
606.7
EBacc APS · 2024/25
979
Pupils · 2024/25
52%
EAL · 2024/25
27%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement
Ofsted inspection · 23/01/2024
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityReading
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.1:1
Admissions—
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of The WREN School · Secondary with sixth form · Reading
Part ofEXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
60%
-1pp
60%53%45%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
41%
+6pp
41%33%24%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 41%
Attainment 8
44.8
+1.8
44.841.838.7
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44.8
EBacc entry
14%
-9pp
31%22%14%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 14%
EBacc APS
606.7
-95.6
702.3617.7533.1
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 606.7
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
25.0
+3.1
25.023.421.8
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 25.0
A-level value added
-0.16
+0.1
-0.2-0.2-0.3
'24'25
'25 · -0.2
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
6%
+3pp
6%3%0%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 6%
Average A-level grade
D+
0
DDD
'22'23'24'25
'25 · D+
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
979
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
52%
FSM eligible
29%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
27%
Contact
Address
61-63 Bath Road, Reading, RG30 2BB
Local authority
Reading
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 60% | 41% | 44.8 | Not applicable | 14% | 606.7 | 14% | 979 |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 36% | 43.0 | -0.13 | 23% | 702.3 | 23% | 1,003 |
| 2022/23 | 58% | 29% | 38.7 | -0.30 | 31% | 533.1 | 33% | 994 |
| 2021/22 | 45% | 24% | 39.0 | -0.74 | 18% | 541.3 | 33% | 978 |
| 2018/19 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | 589 |
| 2017/18 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | 410 |
| 2016/17 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | Not published | 230 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 25.0 | D+ | -0.16 | 6% | 80 |
| 2023/24 | 21.8 | D+ | -0.31 | 2% | 80 |
| 2022/23 | 22.7 | D+ | — | 3% | 72 |
| 2021/22 | 22.4 | D+ | — | 0% | 49 |
| 2016/17 | Not published | — | Not applicable | Not published | Not published |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 979 | 17.8 | 11% | 52% | 29% | 8% | 27% |
| 2023/24 | 1,003 | 15.5 | 10% | 45% | 25% | 9% | 30% |
| 2022/23 | 994 | 16.5 | 14% | 45% | 26% | 10% | 32% |
| 2021/22 | 978 | 16.5 | 13% | 41% | 26% | 12% | 44% |
| 2020/21 | 906 | 15.7 | 17% | 36% | 27% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 589 | 13.7 | 19% | 31% | 34% | 8% | 22% |
| 2017/18 | — | 14.5 | — | — | — | 7% | 20% |
| 2016/17 | 230 | 16.2 | 17% | 21% | 36% | 6% | 16% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.